N Y Grand Opera gets fresh start after jinxed season
New York November 9 The Metropolitan Opera opens amid rumored cast changes and lingering tensions from last season. Maria Jeritza and GiGi Gigli face new roles and possible feuds as Giovanni Martinelli’s illness reshapes plans. Public disputes and backstage friction surface as Jeritza breaks with Gigli amid curtain calls and tears.
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New York
Metropolitan “Opera
Guilfo Gatti- Casazza
Jeritza
Gigli
Maria Jeritza
Tosca
Mario Charles
Benjamio Gigi
Jeritza-C
Gigli-Scotti
Gatti- Casazza
Associated Press
Meyer
Gli
Opera Dives endure injuries while stars debut in Met season
Amid a summer rumor of Jeriiza’s absence the diva confirmed a new four year contract with the Metropolitan. Stage accidents strike as Nanny Larsen- Todson sprains debut plans after being stepped on by a horse and Curt Taucher powers through a broken finger to finish a Siegfried performance. Lawrence Tibbetts rises from minor roles into a critical spotlight in L Heurre Espagnole.
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Jeriiza
Metropolitan
Slegfried
Curt Taucher
Taucher
Siegfried
Scotti
Verdi
Ford
Lawrence Tibbett
Tibbett
Maurice Raval
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Ad
An old advertisement extols McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasteless sugar coated remedy for frail children and undernourished individuals. It claims rapid health boosts, cites a successful 9 year old gaining 12 pounds in seven months, and offers a 30 day money back guarantee via pharmacies and druggists.
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Robert Drug Co
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More difficult than any other he has shown to New York audiences
The passage notes that Tibbett faces tougher performances this season as rivals bid for his luck, and mentions Carmela Ponselle joining her sister in the company.
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New York
Tibbett
Carmela Ponselle
Paris to host cataleptic university plan unveiled
Paris plans a cataleptic university in a stunt by Hindu fakir Vahra Bey who has thrilled crowds by proving immunity to pain. He will tour South America next, to be paid one million francs for further demonstrations and intends to use the funds to establish a fakirs school.
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Paris
Vahra Bey
South America
England’s Motor Vehicle Reach Grows Across Population
London reports England now has one automobile for every 7$ dps) habitants, higher than the United States rate of one per 11. Excluding commercial and public vehicles, the total exceeds 1,500,000. Government tax receipts from these autos reached 90,900,000 dollars last year.
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London
England
United States
New Liver Support Ad Highlights Dioxal Tablets
An old belief about cathartics is challenged as modern science promotes Dioxal tablets containing a liver gland secretion from ox. The ad claims bile aids digestion and fights intestinal germs, touts quick benefits, and urges readers to mail coupons for samples and a book from Whitehall Pharmacal Co. Inc.
Girl art student tied to 40 car thefts in eight months
Jacqueline Nogers, 24, Greenwich Village art student, is jailed as the alleged mastermind of a car theft ring. Police say she and partner Edward Kenyon stole about 40 vehicles in eight months, operating from Barrow Street address and selling mainly in Jamaica. Kenyon was captured in Brooklyn after attempting to pawn a stolen car. Nogers was nabbed leaving her Barrow Street home.
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New York
Jacqueline Nogers
Greenwich Village
No. 18
Barrow Street
New York World
Nenally
Greenwich
Uwis
William Busby
Grand Avenue
Brooklyn
Busby
Nion
Edward Kenyon
Kenyon
John Plezearo
Montclair
N. J
Vanderblit
Atlantic Avenues
Montclatr
Englewood
I. de
Jamaica
Keyes
New Jersey
Car theft ring used master key and fake sale to auction
Kenyon and an accomplice used a master key to steal a car and fled to New York with a girl who claimed sketches but produced ignition keys. They planned to stash the car in a garage, then return to the studio. The girl contacted New Jersey authorities to identify the owner, used a bill of sale in the owner’s name, enabling Kenyon to obtain New York license plates and sell the car to multiple buyers.
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Sirl
Kenyon
Jess
New York
Busby
Vstudio
New Jersey
Banquet Without Speech Draws Hundreds to Canadian Club
In Boston on November 9 a speechless banquet hosted by the Canadian Club attracted several hundred members. The dinner and evening of entertainment were enjoyed by all attendees.
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Boston
Mass
Canadian Club of
Turkey requires every child to adopt a Turkish surname
Constantinople November 4 Turkish education officials announce a nationwide rule mandating all schoolchildren to carry Turkish surnames. Nicknames may be used as surnames if not insulting, with a preference for ancestral or Turkish rhymes. Foreign-origin endings are to be dropped and new Turkish forms adopted.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Avery
Republic
Ministry of Education
Critica to Open New Buenos Aires Plant
Critica, a leading South American newspaper, buys spacious quarters on Avenida Mayo in Buenos Aires. The remodel includes new presses and an electrotyping plant to be ready next spring, aiming to create one of the world’s most modern newspaper facilities. Senor Botana will remain editor and Enrique Norot will stay as business manager in the new quarters.
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Critica
Avenide Mayo
Critiva
Aper
Senor
Alie Botuna Wit
Dietar
Enrique Norot Wi
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